HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRISTINE McVIE!!!

[jbrownsjr]

You came back to us!!! You gave us new music!! You injected your spirit back into Fleetwood Mac. You have Lindsey excited to work!!!


THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU...

You are the First Lady and the true Class of our favorite band.

[elle]

You came back to us!!! You gave us new music!! You injected your spirit back into Fleetwood Mac. You have Lindsey excited to work!!!


THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU...

You are the First Lady and the true Class of our favorite band.

Definitely a breath of fresh air - it's fantastic to watch how happy she is and how warm her chemistry with Lindsey is. Hope she is having a great day and keeps being this fit, happy and creative for many years to come!!

[HomerMcvie]

Happy Birthday, Christine! You're the heart and soul of FM! :angel:

[jbrownsjr]

Definitely a breath of fresh air - it's fantastic to watch how happy she is and how warm her chemistry with Lindsey is. Hope she is having a great day and keeps being this fit, happy and creative for many years to come!!

She's tooooooo far gone to turn around!

[button-lip]

Happy Birthday, Christine! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

If you ever read this :lol: I'm so happy you're back! :angel: Your energy is exactly what this band needed. I hope you stay with us until the last light fades. :p Because without you this makes no sense at all. ;)

[SisterNightroad]

http://i.imgur.com/NZ9KVUO.jpg

[AncientQueen]

Happy birthday, my dear "Homecoming Queen".

[jbrownsjr]

http://i.imgur.com/NZ9KVUO.jpg

Is this Tango era?

[SisterNightroad]

Is this Tango era?
It's Behind the Mask.

[jbrownsjr]

It's Behind the Mask.

Damn, I was 4-5 years off.

[SisterNightroad]

Damn, I was 4-5 years off.
No problem, Christine would take it as a compliment.

[Lola]

Our Songbird has returned!! Happy Birthday Christine! We love you ❤️

[vivfox]

Happy Birthday CM. Never take your love away.:woohoo:

[Netter75]

Happy Birthday CM. Never take your love away.:woohoo:

I'm begging ya' baby!

[elle]

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Top 10 Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac Songs
By Michael Gallucci

Christine McVie
Fin Costello, Redfern, Getty Images

Christine McVie was a member of Fleetwood Mac long before Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined and transformed them from a lumbering ’60s British blues band into one of the ’70s’ biggest acts. She joined the group in 1970 and slowly evolved into one of its strongest songwriters. But once Buckingham and Nicks got on board in 1975, McVie stepped up even more, writing and singing some of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits. Even if she occasionally got lost outside of the spotlight that was increasingly aimed at the California couple, McVie often contributed standout cuts on milestone records like Rumours and Tusk. Our list of the Top 10 Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac Songs proves that Buckingham and Nicks were just part of the singer-songwriter powerhouse that fueled the band.

10
‘Love in Store’
From: ‘Mirage’ (1982)


The opening track of 1982’s Mirage sets the tone for the relatively scaled-back album (following the super-ambitious Tusk), coasting along a warm and cozy McVie melody. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks provide heavenly harmonies, but “Love in Store” is mostly McVie’s song, right down to her welcoming, worn-in vocal.



9
‘Songbird’
From: ‘Rumours’ (1977)


McVie’s Rumours solo showcase features mainly just piano and vocal with very spare backing. “Songbird” is one of her loveliest compositions and one of her most personal, which explains the intimate performance she gives. Nestled between “Go Your Own Way” and “The Chain” on the multi-platinum album, the song serves as a calm before and after the storms.



8
‘Little Lies’
From: ‘Tango in the Night’ (1987)


Like “Everywhere” (see No. 5 on our list of the Top 10 Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac Songs), “Little Lies” bears the highly polished production favored by just about everyone in the mid-’80s. But McVie’s gently rocking song — co-written with her husband at the time, Eddy Quintela — packs a mighty hook. Released as a single, “Little Lies” made it to No. 4, which tied it as Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hit since “Don’t Stop,” and their last Top 10.



7
‘Think About Me’
From: ‘Tusk’ (1979)


Tusk, Fleetwood Mac’s double-record follow-up to the career-defining ‘Rumours,’ is generally viewed as a Lindsey Buckingham project — from the album’s general epic sprawl to its intricate production. Backed by Buckingham, “Think About Me” is a tight, compact and surprisingly tough rocker by McVie, who usually countered her bandmate’s biting sour notes with soft sweetness.



6
‘Over My Head’
From: ‘Fleetwood Mac’ (1975)


Fleetwood Mac’s superstar era pretty much kicked off with this Top 20 single (the band’s first Top 40 hit) from their self-titled 1975 reboot. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks gave the veteran British blues group the pop smarts it needed to hit the charts, but the band led its charge with McVie’s “Over My Head,” which set the template for her role in the band’s storied singer-songwriter trio as the one who wrote its best soft rockers.



5
‘Everywhere’
From: ‘Tango in the Night’ (1987)


In spite of its very ’80s production, Lindsey Buckingham’s last album with the band’s most famous and successful lineup contains some of its most sophisticated pop songs. McVie’s “Everywhere,” released as the LP’s fourth single, reached No. 14, their last Top 20 hit. It’s a typically shimmering piece of music from the band, which was splintering beyond repair at the time.



4
‘Hold Me’
From: ‘Mirage’ (1982)


As on a few other cuts on our list of the Top 10 Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac Songs, she gets ample support from Lindsey Buckingham on “Hold Me,” the first single from the band’s first album of the ’80s. But McVie co-wrote it (with British singer-songwriter Robbie Patton) and guides it through the subtle twists and turns. The song became one of the band’s biggest hits, making it to No. 4.



3
‘You Make Loving Fun’
From: ‘Rumours’ (1977)


By the time “You Make Loving Fun” was released as Rumours‘ third single, the album was well on its way to becoming one of the bestselling LPs ever. The song celebrates McVie’s affair with a member of Fleetwood Mac’s tour crew, which probably thrilled her bass-playing bandmate ex. But Rumours was built on that type of friction.



2
‘Say You Love Me’
From: ‘Fleetwood Mac’ (1975)


“Over My Head” (see No. 6 on our list of the Top 10 Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac Songs) may have launched Fleetwood Mac Mach 5 (or whatever number they were on at this stage), but “Say You Love Me” confirmed their status as pop stars. Stevie Nicks’ “Rhiannon,” Fleetwood Mac‘s second single, reached No. 11 and was the group’s biggest song up until then, but McVie’s cut (also a No. 11 hit) helped send the No. 1 album on its way to multi-platinum glory.



1
‘Don’t Stop’
From: ‘Rumours’ (1977)


McVie’s biggest hit with Fleetwood Mac (only “Dreams,” the band’s sole No. 1, was bigger) is really a group song. At least in performance, where Lindsey Buckingham shares a huge chunk of lead vocals. But McVie wrote it, and it carriers her imprint, from the big piano-powered melody to the finely tuned (and super-tuneful) interplay of the verse and choruses.



Read More: Top 10 Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac Songs | http://ultimateclassicrock.com/christine-mcvie-fleetwood-mac-songs/?trackback=tsmclip

[jwd]

Happy belated 74th birthday Christine! You're the sexiest septuagenarian I've ever seen! Cheers Chris!! :xoxo:

[elle]

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[FuzzyPlum]

A heart warming picture.
After all these years he cant spell her name right!
Anyone know if that's a picture Christine sent to Richard D or whether Richard went to her birthday celebration?

[sue]

Don't they all look just fabulous.
Christine, the birthday girl.....super sexy 70 something.
Stevie looks happy and really young without all the slap!!
And Lindsey looks super cool, you can tell he's got teenage kids.

[FuzzyPlum]

Its just occurred to me how much Lindsey is starting to look like Beavis.

[SisterNightroad]

Its just occurred to me how much Lindsey is starting to look like Beavis.
You mean this Beavis?

http://todofondos.com/bin/fondos/06/07/49d.jpg

[HomerMcvie]

You mean this Beavis?

http://todofondos.com/bin/fondos/06/07/49d.jpg

He heh he he he heh. He said organic!

[SisterNightroad]

He heh he he he heh. He said organic!
Ah ah ah ah ah ah! Actually that's what I think sometimes!

...And that his hair resembles a bit that of the Bride of Frankenstein.

[Wdm6789]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thought I'd share another pic of Christine's birthday. The band is looking better than ever. Please see Buckingham McVeigh this fall, US. <a href="https://t.co/GHFCYny0yH">pic.twitter.com/GHFCYny0yH</a></p>&mdash; Richard Dashut (@RichardDashut) <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardDashut/status/907626252638367744">September 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Where are John and Mick?

[SisterNightroad]

Where are John and Mick?
I see an arm in the right corner, there were surely more people with them.

[nicepace]

Random thoughts on this:

"McVeigh"? You see LB's name misspelled with maddening frequency ("Lindsay"), and now it's Chris' turn. But that mistake really took some effort. lol

I think Lindsey's hair looks just fine. Would people prefer if he was bald?

All three look good in the photo, but Chris is the only one who's really smiling. I guess you need more distance between Stevie & Lindsey before they actually start acting happy.

[iamnotafraid]

Wow! I didn't realize she's older than my mom.

[HomerMcvie]

Random thoughts on this:

"McVeigh"

Maybe he was bombed. :eek:

Too soon?

[SisterNightroad]

Here one with Mick:

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[jbrownsjr]

It's amazing how good Christine looks. Just wow.

[nicepace]

What is that thing on the table?

An elephant on top of a stingray on top of a football?

[SisterNightroad]

What is that thing on the table?

An elephant on top of a stingray on top of a football?
It's an indian elephant on top of an oriental cushion on top of a tray of some sort. I'm actually lovin' it in all its flamboyance, I bet it's either from Mick or Stevie (or both, who knows?).

[Richard B]

Sure looks like a very expensive birthday cake to me....even has a candle there.

[SisterNightroad]

Sure looks like a very expensive birthday cake to me....even has a candle there.
Oh I hadn't seen that, now that I enlarged it it's clearer. I love even more the flamboyant indian-elephant-on-a-cushion-on-a-tray birthday cake.

[sue]

Maybe it's an Indian Restaurant, and that's a traditional Indian birthday cake.
Christine comes from Birmingham, and Birmingham is the Balti Curry capital
of the UK....

[FuzzyPlum]

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cZnLGwIx_i0/VtcPVf8vOPI/AAAAAAABHoc/NJZEU0CTHt4/s1600/ChristineMcVie.jpg


That cake kinda reminded me of that chair she has in her flat in London. I guess our stylish Christine has a really gaudy/kitsch taste.
So nice to see the whole band (presuming John's also there) together and (I hope) enjoying themselves.

[Villavic]

I tried to post yesterday but that madddening timeout error made me give up.

Happy birthday, party in heaven unforgettable Christine.

Sweet words of Mick, by the way. I guess that picture is from the Behind the Mask sessions.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18ybVmwmYn/

[jbrownsjr]

I tried to post yesterday but that madddening timeout error made me give up.

Happy birthday, party in heaven unforgettable Christine.

Sweet words of Mick, by the way. I guess that picture is from the Behind the Mask sessions.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18ybVmwmYn/

I saw this! Beautiful!

[Penguin Emeritus]

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cZnLGwIx_i0/VtcPVf8vOPI/AAAAAAABHoc/NJZEU0CTHt4/s1600/ChristineMcVie.jpg


That cake kinda reminded me of that chair she has in her flat in London. I guess our stylish Christine has a really gaudy/kitsch taste.
So nice to see the whole band (presuming John's also there) together and (I hope) enjoying themselves.

isn't that john's reflection on the left of that picture of LB, chris and stevie w the cake? in his cap and cream vest?

--Lis

[SteveMacD]

isn't that john's reflection on the left of that picture of LB, chris and stevie w the cake? in his cap and cream vest?

--Lis

TOTALLY!!!!

Was that picture from before she rejoined? I remember the five of them went out together after her Hawaii trip, but when they were rehearsing for the 2013 tour.

[Penguin Emeritus]

TOTALLY!!!!

Was that picture from before she rejoined? I remember the five of them went out together after her Hawaii trip, but when they were rehearsing for the 2013 tour.

i thought this pic was 2015 but idk why i have that year in my head... ?

i guess it could be earlier. wish we could see john better because by his appearance we could tell whether it was before or after the chemo. he lost a LOT of weight after. still, a cute shot, but would have loved to have all 5 in it.

--Lis